With three penalties stopped in three Bulgarian attempts, Bart Verbruggen was the purple-and-white hero of the evening. Afterwards, he was therefore heavily solicited by the media. "Going through every round after penalties? You won't hear me complaining then." Read more »
It remains to be seen whether Anderlecht will be able to call on Zeno Debast against Standard on Sunday. Het Laatste Nieuws reports. The central defender missed yesterday's game against Ludogorets after suffering a muscle injury during the last training session. Read more »
Humo and journalist Jan Hauspie would not (yet) comment on Anderlecht's summon against the journalist, but Pol Deltour, national secretary of the Flemish Association of Journalists, did. He regrets that Anderlecht is going to court and not to the Press Council. Read more »
Brian Riemer will not be able to count on Marco Kana and Hannes Delcroix tomorrow, both of whom are still injured. Michael Murillo will then serve another suspension day tomorrow after picking up his fifth yellow card last week at Ludogorets. Read more »
Reports from the fanboard have been around for a while, we wrote about them, and got a lot of reactions. Especially by the fanboard members themselves. They have now decided to share the reports themselves because there is no info coming from the club, also the members can only share what they are told Read more »
Anderlecht drew 2-2 in Kortrijk and with that it has to be satisfied. In a very open match, Anderlecht played an excellent first quarter of an hour, but spilled with chances. Kortrijk got better in the match, but Dreyer opened the scoring with a clever placing ball. After half-time, Kortrijk climbed up and over Purple and White who gave the match away. In the end, a Kortrijk misunderstanding still resulted in Murillo's equaliser. Anderlecht remains in the running for a place in the top eight. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren played a very strong game against Ludogorets. He had a foot in almost every attack and didn't shy away from hard work either. "This result hurts," he told us after the match. "We played a very good game and deserved at least a goal." Read more »
Amir Murillo picked up his fifth yellow card of this Conference League campaign against Ludogorets. As a result, he is suspended for the return match next week at Lotto Park. Read more »
Anderlecht lost the return match in the 1/16th finals of the Conference League 1-0 at Ludogorets. An avoidable win. Anderlecht dominated more than three quarters of the match, but it failed to erase an early counter-goal. Read more »
Brian Riemer sends a team into the field against Ludogorets with a solid midfield and Islam Slimani in the center of the striker. Diawara and Arnstad will have to battle it out in the middle. Up front, Stroeykens replaces the injured Amuzu. Raman will start on the bench. Read more »
After two difficult years, Killian Sardella is coming back to the surface. In today's Het Nieuwsblad, his mother talks about the difficult period. "Killian joined the A core too early," she states. "The many bad things I read about him were a kind of torture."
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Brian Riemer is heading into tonight's match without any pressure. The coach emphasizes that his team should above all enjoy tonight, calling it the "strawberry" after all the hard work put in during the group stage. Read more »
Marc Coucke, Wouter Vandenhaute and Jesper Fredberg will receive a delegation of supporters next Monday regarding the current unrest. The delegation will consist of 32 people representing the supporters' clubs that will accompany them on the move.
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Like a proud and happy coach, Guillaume Gillet boarded the bus back to Anderlecht in Deinze on Saturday. His RSCA Futures secured a place in the Promotion Play-offs with a strong performance. "All the players knew their task," he said. Read more »
With a nice header and a foot in the third goal, Islam Slimani decided the game against STVV yesterday. However, he was only allowed to step in after 75 minutes. "The most important thing for me is that I could help the team get three points and that we win matches," he said. Read more »
Anderlecht deservedly won 3-1 against a stiff STVV. Anderlecht had plenty of ball possession before half-time, but failed to score. After half-time, Anderlecht stepped up a gear on the hour. With a bit of luck, Raman opened the scoring after a long ball from Debast. In the closing stages Anderlecht climbed to 3-0 through goals by Slimani and Dreyer. STVV mitigated with a nice shot by Bruno. With this win, Anderlecht hooks the middle of the pack and is again in the running for the top eight. Read more »
The RSCA Futures have qualified for the Promotion Play-offs after a thriller. The purple and white U23 won 2-3 at Deinze. The Futures thus tip over Lommel to sixth place. Nilson Angulo (pictured) provided the decisive goal. Read more »
Anderlecht can count on Adrien Trebel and Moussa N'Diaye again on Sunday. Coach Brian Riemer told that at his press conference this afternoon. A return of Hannes Delcroix and Marco Kana is also imminent. Read more »
Anderlecht's second goal in Ostend should not have been awarded. VAR should have intervened for Islam Slimani's offside earlier in the phase. So reports the Professional Refereeing Department. Read more »
Islam Slimani is the striker Anderlecht got on Deadline Day. Coach Brian Riemer and CEO Sports Jesper Fredberg both said that they fully believe in the Algerian's added value. "He has qualities that we were still missing at that position," Riemer said. Read more »
Anderlecht may forget about the arrival of Harry Toffolo. Sky Sports reports that the left-back is on his way back to England after Nottingham did not let him go. According to La Dernière Heure, Anderlecht are now working on alternatives. Read more »
Will there be a hitch in Harry Toffolo's transfer to Anderlecht? Het Laatste Nieuws knows that his rival at Nottingham Renan Lodi has suffered an injury and Nottingham are now hesitant to let Toffolo go. Read more »
Bart Verbruggen once again stood firm defending his goal against Antwerp. Especially in the second half, he kept his team upright three times. The goalkeeper looks back on the match with mixed feelings, he believes there was more in it. Read more »
Adrien Trebel was barely on the pitch for six minutes yesterday when he already had to be replaced. The Frenchman suffered a thigh strain which immediately suggests a hamstring injury. Although further examinations will bring more clarity today. Read more »
Anderlecht secured another point against Antwerp. It did not play a bad game, but was stranded on its own attacking limitations. It did not create a single real chance in the whole match, despite good will. Verbruggen was needed at the other end though to prevent Antwerp from scoring. After half-time, both Stengs and Raman (twice yellow) were ruled out. An important triptych now awaits Anderlecht with matches against Ostend, STVV and Kortrijk. Read more »
Last weekend Anderlecht won precious points at Seraing, but against Antwerp they will have to do better to pick up points. In any case, Refealov seems to have recovered from his injury. The former Antwerp player is back in the selection, as is midfielder Leoni. Arnstad is suspended after five yellow cards. Read more »
Killian Sardella, Marco Kana and Noah Sadiki were considering a transfer this winter, but CEO Sports Jesper Fredberg has asked the trio to stay. Anderlecht is counting on them for the future, they were told. Moreover, coach Brian Riemer wants enough players for the second half of the season. Read more »
Most of the figures surrounding Julien Duranville's upcoming transfer, are already known. Only the resale percentage was still unclear, according to Het Nieuwsblad it would be around 15%. In the event of a sell-on, Duranville could therefore still fetch a nice sum for RSC Anderlecht. Read more »
Het Laatste Nieuws knows that Anderlecht will receive compensation from Wolverhampton for canceling Fabio Silva's loan agreement. The loan deal did not include a recall clause, so Anderlecht could keep its foot firm. However, it decided (wisely) not to do so. Read more »
On Wolverhampton's website, the English club gives some explanation as to why it is shipping Fabio Silva from Anderlecht to PSV. Wolverhampton hint that Anderlecht's difficult season is the reason. "But we would have no problem letting them rent players in the future," it sounds. Read more »
We write it with pain in our hearts, but there is a very good chance Julian Duranville will leave Anderlecht this week. Indeed, it would even be the best thing for Anderlecht. Why: the winger does not want to re-sign. The sooner he leaves, the more money he still brings in. Read more »
Thomas Henry, who the media said was close to a transfer to Anderlecht, knows the verdict of the injury he sustained on Saturday. Examination shows that the 28-year-old striker has torn the cruciate ligament of his right knee. A months-long rehabilitation awaits him. Read more »
